We met on Hinge—Kate’s very first time on a dating app, and Andrew’s last. By our third date, he had already deleted it. For our first lunch, we walked to O’Briens near Kate’s work and immediately hit it off, laughing over how we both went to FSU, grew up in Gulf Breeze, and yet had never met before. On March 20, 2024, after dinner at The Grand Marlin, Andrew asked Kate to be his girlfriend during a walk on the beach. From the beginning, our personalities and values seemed to complement each other in ways that made being together feel effortless. On August 2, 2025, Andrew proposed at Montaluce Winery in Dahlonega, GA, while we were visiting friends. As a keepsake, we’ll share a bottle of Montaluce wine at our wedding—a small reminder of the day we started this next chapter together.